Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-30

mother, and was expressed in the following
language:
Yu an yore 'usbun' an yore littel gal,
Jenie, Is solissetted toe thee Unfair toe bee
Civ by NEE an mi NAV ov Tewsday evenin'.
Yores respecitibul,.
Mis- WEAVER.
Mrs. Hudson had decided that her we'd
ding should be a very quiet one, not, as she
assured my mother, that she "wanted to git
shet of within the comp'ny, but out of on
dyin' respex to the naeemoyers of ole Hudson
an Piety Ann"
On the Saturday preceding this happy
event she stopped moment to ask for
drink of water, stating that what had been
given her at the store in the village had
mighty nigh puked her, it was so warm"
In the short interval elapsing between her
arrival and departure she brought the full
force of her persuasive powers to bear upon
my mother in relation to permitting me to
attend the Unfair. Her most forcible argu-
ment was the heathenishness of "them
Weaver chillen," and the great need of their
redemption from depravity through the in
fiuence of the Sunday school.
reluctant consent was the result of her
lavish outlay of eloquence, and she left with
beaming face
"Of Tewsday evenin'," under the care of
faithful servant, | was permitted to wend
my way to the residence of the" Weaverses,"
bearing in hand a gift for the bride.
The house. which, according to Mrs.
Hudson's phraseology, was just in hol-
lerin' distance" from ours, was one of the
largest in that part of the country, and was
fashioned entirely of logs.
A wide hall or open space (for there were
no doors at either front or back) ran through
its centre, and upon each side of this opened
two rooms.
Kettles of blazing pine knots placed on
high stools at each end of the hall furnished
its illumination, and sleepy fiddler sat at
one side disooursing drowsy music from a
violin.
Before leaving home my mother had en-
Joined upon me the propnety of seeking the
bridal party shortly after my arrival, and
offering congratulations So, after dis osng
of nay wraps, l entered the front room on
the right side of the hall with this object in
view.
A gay company was assembled here, but,
to my surprise, neither bride nor groom was
visible.
"Have you seed the bride2" asked one
young lady of another in my hearing.
mo, hain't catched airy Gimp Of her
yit, but she's done come, cause Miss Car
ruthers seed her an said she was all dressed
out in red with purple trimmin's."
After a short stay in this apartment, I
crossed the hall in timid quest to the op-
posite room. Here Iexpected to see laugh
in cd hon hoD d.
but again was mistaken. There were many
laughing groups, but in no case did the
newly-mated couple form the nucleus of at
traction.
A neighbor soon engaged me in converse
ton relative to my fathers health stating
that she "heerd he was a complainin of
bein' some BETTER" and the greater part of
an hour had elapsed ere I had an opportunity
to seek another room.
Seeing the door to the back room on the
left slightly ajar, and a bright light issuing
from it, ventured to enter, but found to my
dismay that 1 was in the dining-room. l
gave startled survey to the faces of its in
mates, and not discovering Mrs. Hudson's
among them made hastv exit.
Like Lord LovelP' in the "Mistletoe
Bough," had sought the bride wildly, but
found her not" Still one resource was left
mel had looked in the highest, the lowest"
but not vet ''the loneliest suot"
But feeble ray of light issued from the
door of the fourth room 'going" up the hall,
and ''the stiffness gave no token" that there
were occupants within.
Guided, however, by the fitful chickering's
of an expiring hope, gave the door gentle
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